Three things to know about the Sacramento Kings, who take on the Toronto Raptors Friday night at the Air Canada Centre (7 p.m., TSN2/TSN radio 1050, live blog at thestar.com):

POWERFUL TRIO

The Kings, despite an uninspiring record of 22-39, are the only NBA team that can boast three players averaging more than 20 points per game in DeMarcus Cousins (22.3), Isaiah Thomas (20.6) and Rudy Gay (20.3). All are in the top 20 in league scoring.

THE USUAL PRODUCTION

In 37 games (all starts) with the Kings, ex-Raptor Gay is averaging basically the same number of points he put up with the Raptors. He does have a 41-point game under his belt with Sacramento.

BIT OF A BUMP

Since acquiring Gay, Quincy Acy and Aaron Gray from the Raptors, the Kings have gone 17-20. It hasn’t moved them up significantly in the Western Conference standings — they are 13th among 15 teams — but they were 5-19 when the move was made.

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